Operation Manual

‘CAPI Services’: ISDN at every Workstation
KEN! – 4 Overview of KEN! 69
4.4 ‘CAPI Services’: ISDN at every Work-
station
CAPI stands for COMMON-ISDN-API and is a standardized
ISDN programming interface. Communication between ISDN
adapters and applications on your computer are controlled
via CAPI. These applications, in turn, provide computers with
office communication capabilities such as faxing and tele-
phony.
What are “CAPI Services”?
CAPI is installed by default along with the driver software for
an ISDN adapter. KEN! Client installs a network version of
CAPI, “CAPI Services”, on computers without ISDN adapters.
This software uses the network connection to access the
ISDN adapter in the KEN! Service PC so that each computer
functions as if it had an ISDN adapter installed.
Using “CAPI Services” offers a number of advantages. It pro-
vides all computers in the network with unlimited access to
ISDN services like faxing, telephony, online services and file
transfer. All functions are made available over your network,
eliminating the need to equip all workstations with ISDN-
Controllers. Only the FRITZ! application software need be in-
stalled on the individual KEN! Clients.
To send faxes, for example, an ISDN fax device is simulated
at the workstation. Using “CAPI Services”, the computer for-
wards the fax through the network to the KEN! Service PC,
which then establishes the ISDN connection to the recipient.
In order for all KEN! Clients to use “CAPI Services”, the op-
tion “CAPI Services activated” must be selected in the “CAPI
Services” on the KEN! Service PC. No other additional set-
tings are required.